Talking Heads: Yuvraj Singh, Gary Player, Sunil Gavaskar and David Lloyd
What he said:
“Now we are in such a situation where another loss would mean that we are out of the competition. Not a great feeling."
Yuvraj Singh fancying Pune Warriors India’s chances on the eve of their big game against Mumbai Indians.
.jpg?w=256 "Colts Jaguars Football")
What he meant:
“It’s make-or-break for Pune Warriors. God help us.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“It’ll be a wonderful opportunity for me to take a break from cricket following the trials and tribulations of the World Cup. Dada’s here and he can come up with some Dadagiri.”
What he said:
“The way you hit the ball, you’re wasting your time playing cricket.”
South African golfing great, Gary Player, to Ricky Ponting on watching him golf.
What he meant:
“You can drive even better on the golf course.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Cricket’s for cows.”
“You’re the next Tiger Woods.”
What he said:
“England’s first series since the Ashes euphoria of four months ago may feel more like a ‘come as you are’ street party than a suited-and-booted city pageant.”
David Lloyd aka Bumble on the up-coming tour of England by Sri Lanka.
What he meant:
“The Lankans will hardly have any time to slip out of their IPL pyjamas for the Tests.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Why not play the Tests in pyjamas? And at night? Lalit Modi’s here, let’s ask him to help out.”
What he said:
“Someone like Amarnath would have been a better choice for the simple reason that the core of the Indian team today is from the Hindi-speaking belt.”
Sunny Gavaskar comments on the choice of Duncan Fletcher as coach of Team India.
What he meant:
“We all speak Hindi, don’t we? And Mohinder definitely does. Besides, Amarnath’s not a joker.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“We need Hindi speaking coaches to teach our boys the choicest abuses while sledging the opposition that are not easily expressed in any other language. Actually, that’s Punjabi but I could never tell the difference. And neither can they.”
My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden.
All quotes sourced from: http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/quote/index.html
.jpg?w=480 "Colts Jaguars Football")
